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The Rappahannock River Heritage Trail

Local route2.6 km · 1.6 miBest Mar–May, Sep–Nov

Next nearby hike: Motts Run Trail 4.9 mi · 8.0 kmExplore Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park →

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–May, Sep–Nov · highs 14–26 °C (57–79 °F)

  1. J7°-1°72
  2. F9°0°68
  3. M14°4°92
  4. A20°9°84
  5. M24°14°102
  6. J29°19°92
  7. J31°22°106
  8. A30°21°89
  9. S26°17°102
  10. O20°11°90
  11. N14°6°90
  12. D8°1°79

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

This local hiking route in Virginia, United States of America, is about 2.6 km (1.6 mi) long. It is at Fredericksburg. By long-term climate averages, the best months are Mar–May, Sep–Nov.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Mapped length
2.6 km · 1.6 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Nearby park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (0.52 km from the boundary)
Nearest town
At Fredericksburg (City of Fredericksburg, Virginia) · GeoNames
Best months
Mar–May, Sep–Nov
Country
United States of America
Region
Virginia
Continent
North America
Route type
Local route
Route centre
38.3153, -77.4759
Route start
38.3110, -77.4658
OpenStreetMap
relation 12931914
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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distance from the trail start

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Birch Bluff Trail

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